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Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion in 10 years
The economic impact of overweight and obesity is set to soar past $4 trillion in the next decade. This isn't just about individual health - it's a crisis that affects us all. Our choices ripple out from us, impacting our families, our communities, and our nation as a whole. This isn't about blame, it's about recognizing…
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Do you NEED to deadlift?
Training so many people of different age ranges in my clientele, I was asked one time by one of my older clients on why I don't have him deadlift in our program. He marvels at some of the younger ones deadlifting 315lbs + off the floor. Even girls are lifting 250lbs off the floor. I mentioned to him that based on his goals…
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Calorie Deficit vs. Starvation Mode
Hi! I’m Paulette and new here. I’m a 60 year old retired, (young) granny who works out 5-6 days a week (strength training, HIIT, yoga, and cardio) and would like to lose 25 pounds. I am confused with the whole “you have to be in a calorie deficit to burn fat” verses “if you don’t eat enough calories, you’ll go into…
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Calories in Alcohol
I'm from the UK and I know food packaging is required to have calories and nutrition information labelled clearly, a lot also using the traffic light kinda system to clearly show nutritional values in each serving. Alcohol however doesn't need to adhere to this packaging. I'm a student and don't drink more than once every…
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Fitness and diet myths that just won't go away
There is a lot of misinformation passed on decade by decade in the Fitness and diet industry. Hoping we can just squash some of them out of existence, but that's gonna take a lot of time based on how it's used to promote sales income. I'll start though: Drink a gallon of water a day: Does it help with weight loss? Well yes…
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women and muscle and disability
Want to maintain/gain muscle and lose fat how to do that when You have a disability pain bone on bone hip dysplasia leg length difference pelvic tilt joint tear my spine bulging discs high level of pain bone muscle nerve and 3types of pain may ask why bother? I want my quality of life back and the only way is surgery but…
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Is it new that people expect the forum to read their minds?
I'm a bit desperate and wonder if this was the same some 10 years ago. People posting: How do I gain 1kg? Why is my unnamed device off? Does ABC work? Tell me low cal meals. Give me a sports programme. Nothing else. Just a short sentence. I could probably reply to 5 or so similar threats every day, and considering there…
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Diabetic using MFP, can it work??
Hi Guys, this is my 1st post here, and i have this question for the experts. Do you think controlling the sugar input is good way to take down blood sugar value? I've set the daily sugar goal to be 25g and i do not know if this is normal for a diabetic type2 ot not. if not, where do you advise me to go, so i can maintain…
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To Keto or Not To Keto?
Everything I hear is either "OMGGGGG you must go Keto, I lost a bazillion pounds!" Or it's "Don't go keto. The minute you eat anything not keto, you gain SO much weight."
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Would a quality over quantity mindset help us maintain a healthy weight?
Typically, we apply this idea to things we can buy. When someone uses this principle with their spending habits, it simply means that a person is willing to spend more on one higher-cost, quality item than make a cheaper purchase that will need to be replaced sooner. It could also mean that someone is content with one…
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"Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand why."
Yesterday on "All Things Considered," I heard this interesting piece about keto for mental health (mostly for bi-polar but also schizo-affective disorder and schizophrenia.) There are also studies ongoing for depression, anorexia, alcoholism and PTSD. The title has the positive. Here are some negatives:…
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Does Nutrasweet (aspartame) cause cancer (in people)?
It's been a little while since we debated this. Maybe everyone else has moved on from artificial sweeteners and I'm just falling back on my 1990s habits! (Wouldn't be the first time...) It's topical for me as I'm cutting and I decided to drop the agave syrup in my tea, using Nutrasweet (aspartame) instead. I typically use…
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Wait. What?
I clicked through out of curiosity. No context whatsoever. Just, change your calorie goal for a day. Your thoughts?
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Obsession With Other People's Opinions
Opening a can of worms here, but I believe this discussion is necessary. I am wondering what other people's thoughts are regarding our current obsession with worrying what others think of us. It seems that in our modern society, we are caught up in worrying about what other people think of us. Why? I believe this is one of…
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Is having a scale beneficial
Here's the big question Is it key to have a scale in your home or destructive to your health journey ?
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Dihydroberberine as a supplement
Anyone with any experience taking Dihydroberberine or Berberine? I'm seeing information that it is effective in reducing insulin resistance. I'm curious about it. I'm not a diabetic but I'm overweight and I'm seeing more and more information about the "weight loss drugs" - hence Oprah's recent loss - but how insurance…
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Why do so many women over 40 struggle with stress?
This seemed like the right place to put this. Not because I want to argue or debate necessarily, I just want to hear what you’ve experienced with yourself and in others. I turned 42 recently, fairly young in terms of this referenced article, but that’s not the point. The article is a highlighter on an issue I’ve personally…
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Thoughts on the produce coating, “apeel”?
Wondering what MFP’ers take on “apeel” is. If you don’t know it, it’s an additional coating sprayed onto fruits and veggies to make them last longer. It’s made from fatty acids- “mono- and diglycerides that have been derived from plant oils to mimic the natural protection already existing on fruits and vegetables.” (From…
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Almost a Year In--Ozempic Journey so far split
This discussion was created from comments split from: Almost a Year In--Ozempic Journey so far.
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Home heating
If showering can be a hot topic, this should work for discussion. How warm do you keep your home in winter? Growing up ours was always toasty; I remember being shocked going to babysit at a house where it was kept much cooler. Now, as an older woman with hot flashes, I love being able to keep the house as cool as I want. I…
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Should you 1 rep max?
This is a subject that's discussed in my gym often. My personal opinion is that it's not needed unless you're a competing athlete in powerlifting. Other than that, it's mostly for ego because in most cases it's not really achieving goals of just being healthy, hypertrophy, or fitness. The risk of injury increases…
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Is Hex Press a good chest workout?
Some people say it’s BS. Whats the truth?
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Natty or Not
Do you think it's important for fitness influencers to declare whether they take enhancement drugs or not?
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Best Food to Eat Before Workout
I’m wanting to get away from pre workouts and man made supplements. What is the best food to eat before a workout that will give you an extra boost to your workout?
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Ketosis for health
Hi all, I'm starting Keto today to hopefully heal my stomach issues. I have had IBS for over 20 years with GERD and the medication I take is supposedly really bad for my health. I've also started probiotics. I have tried Keto a few times in the past and found it difficult to stay under 30 grams to get into ketosis also I…
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More people need to get educated on weight loss surgery.
Weight loss surgery is not the easy way out. If you think it is, you have been lied to. There is a very long approval process and a very long adjustment period after. There can be pain, sickness and follow-up surgeries afterwards not to mention comments made in ignorance by people who have no clue what you go through…
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Medical advice
I find myself wondering more and more about the amount of medical advice I see getting pushed around on these boards. It's one thing if someone asks about what may be helpful for someone with a certain condition... but I see so many comments anymore telling people "oh, you're type II diabetic? Oh, you have high blood…
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Solar Energy
Since we're talking about home temp control I thought it would be interesting (and helpful to me) to see what people have to say about solar vs traditional heating/cooling. We live in an area where we use more cooling in the summer and less heating in the winter, and there's an aggressive campaign by various solar…
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Weight Loss Drugs and the Food Industry
I suppose this could be less of a debate and more of a energetic discussion, but I didn't see the topic fitting neatly anywhere else. So here goes... I follow the markets relatively closely, and in recent weeks there's been chatter than Ozempic and drugs like it could be having an effect on food producers, grocers, and…
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Eating red meat linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
As always with these study results, I wonder if the effect is from red meat per se, or the absence of other foods. I usually think fruit and vegetables. This says there were be better outcomes with nuts or legumes. So I wonder if the people who eat the most red meat never eat nuts or legumes. What if someone eats all…